Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Another drawing a day project? Yes (because clearly I don't have enough to do!)

Oh my poor wee blog. Your looking all forlorn and unloved so I have decided to do another drawing a day project. It's not going
to be the same as my 'drawing a day for a year project' as this one is going to
have certain rules. They are all going to be blind contour line drawings (in a
bid to improve my hand eye co-ordination), will be up to A4 in size and I can
spend no more than 30 minutes on each one. I have also decided that I will put
each original drawing up for sale for £10 (The original not a print).

I also only have so much tat...erm...lovely things...in my
house that I can draw so if you have a particular item in your home that you
love and you would quite like a slightly strange blind contour line drawing of it then
send me a clear photo and I shall oblige.

I shall be posting the pictures here daily. They will also be on my Art Is Autobiographical Facebook page and my Art Is Autobiographical Etsy shop (Where they will be available to buy)

(I would like to thank Lavender George ofLavender George Art for letting me pinch her
idea. She is also producing daily collectables for £10 so go like her Facebook page and
see if anything takes your fancy. Her work is beautiful)

I just figured that if I was going to do a drawing a day as a limbering up exercise then I might as well put them up for sale and blog them! (and it's really nice to connect with blog friends again....been out the loop for quite a while!)

Awww....this will be great fun! And yep...out of the loop for way too long. But it's all good cuz it sounds like it's been a productive time for you.The chair turned out sort of cool...but the vase is way awesome with th details. I couldn't do that with my eyes opened, staring at the paper! ;-) Just sayin...

Well, I just went looking and found it.....sheesh, I REALLY need to pull my head out of my arse and get back to a routine. It's been "too much drama" aroumd here....I'll catch you up via email when I come up for air. ;-)I'll be glad when I get my belly full and decide to stop whinging and get my feet grounded again. LOL...I sometimes like to pretend it's not as simple as "choosing".

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You are now entering the weird and wonderful world of Carol Burns where flights take you into outer space, DNA floats above your head and people talk in colours.
Carol is an artist and illustrator well known for her slightly strange line drawings, her acrylic paintings using gold/silver/copper leaf and her Illustrated Family Tree/Family Home pieces.

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Some Terms:

Blind Contour Drawing - is a technique used to help develop communication between the hand and the eye. Contour means that you draw the outline of the item and doing it 'blind' means that you don't look at what you are drawing.I love it cause I think it captures the essence of what your drawing without you having to replicate it exactly.

Collage - is a term used to describe both the technique and final piece of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck to a supporting surface.